Less than a decade ago, Victor Gensini was a student at Northern Illinois University studying meteorology. After earning a bachelor’s degree in meteorology and a master’s degree in geography at NIU, he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia …
A rare late summer tornado smashed into a shopping district of Tulsa, Okla., early Sunday just hours after it was packed with people, sending more than two dozen people to hospitals including two with life-threatening injuries, many of them from …
Tornado and high winds are some of the most destructive forces of nature. While tornadoes are frequent in the Great Plains, South, and Midwest, there is no state in the country that isn’t at risk. Insurance helps policyholders to recover …
The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado hit Valdosta and led to a building collapse and additional damage in the south Georgia city. Meteorologists in Tallahassee said in a report that an EF2 tornado touched down in south Valdosta …
A town near Birmingham, Ala., is getting federal money to help rebuild its fire department after a tornado. Congressman Spencer Bachus says the Kimberly Fire Department has been awarded a federal grant totaling $50,825. The money will go to purchase …
A Burnet County home that was picked up and carried 100 yards by a tornado last month, was reinforced according to its owner, Trenton Ashworth. The National Weather System reported that the EF-2 tornado that hit the Texas county on …
With severe weather on the way, it’s important to have a plan. A Kansas State University climatologist says that plan should include an emergency kit, including a helmet and tennis shoes. “The best warning in the world with the most …
Emergency officials are trying to learn why Tuscaloosa’s emergency alert system failed to warn people of a tornado that struck parts of the city and county. The EF-1 twister struck the Alabama community on Monday night. The Tuscaloosa News reports …
President Barack Obama has approved a major disaster declaration for an Arkansas county hit hardest by a tornado that killed 15 people. Gov. Mike Beebe and the state’s congressional delegation announced Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency designated Faulkner …
The National Weather Service has confirmed Arkansas’ first tornado of 2014. Forecasters in Tulsa, Okla., say an EF1 tornado hit Sunday evening in a rural area of Franklin County in western Arkansas. The weather service says the twister touched down …